courage

Courage in my eyes is defined as something not everyone has. Not everyone is born with courage. Courage to me is when you do something that you know something bad could happen but you do it for a good reason. This could mean something as simple as sticking up for someone or yourself in a situation. To have courage is to not be afraid, showing people that you’ll do whatever it takes and there is no backing down. Courage does not just have to be in adults, anyone can have courage but I feel that it always comes with experience, for some people there are not many times when you have to be courageous but for some others it is an everyday lifestyle. Courage can be anything from a person chasing down a bank robber, because there is always a chance of getting seriously hurt, or a person who is mentally challenged going down the street and bearing people constantly staring and looking or even calling names. Everyone has different reasons to be courageous and different times when they are, it is a good thing but I think sometimes it gives people a little too much backbone. Soon they start to think that they can do anything when that is not always the case. I do know a lot of courageous people or who are in their own ways but I would have to say that my Uncle Brian is the most courageous person in my life. My Uncle is a fire fighter and he risks his life everyday a work to save other people who he does not even know. That takes a lot a strength and will power to do. Going to work everyday and having in the back of my head that it could be my last is something that I would never want to volunteer myself. He has had a really tough life but being as strong as he is, he can now give back to his community by helping out the citizens when they are in danger. It is funny but he is kind of like a super hero (or at least he thinks that way). His job is a healthy confidence booster and I am very proud of him. Living through the things that he has been through would be extremely difficult to stay positive and be so courageous. He loves what he does and would not change it for the world. I think that that is exactly what courage is, when a person does something out of the bottom of their heart for the better when the outcome could be good or bad. There is always a fifty percent chance of it going smoothly or not so smoothly. After years of experience everyone’s courage probably raises a little bit I would think. I cannot say that I have had a lot of times when I needed to be courageous, but the few times that I did it was a big deal but things worked out.